Dental Implants:

Dental implants are a safe and effective way to replace teeth, either lost as a result of dental disease, tumor surgery or trauma. They are also used to improve the stability and function of ill fitting dentures. Implants also prevent bone loss and enhance overall oral health. Experienced oral surgeons can place implants under local anesthesia or general anesthesia.

Are you interested in Dental Implants?

Dental Implants are now considered the "standard of care" for replacing missing teeth and stabilizing loose or poor fitting dentures.

Mini Implants are a temporary solution and were primarily developed to assist in orthodontic care.

Implants also prevent bone loss associated with dental extractions and denture wear.

Success rates with dental implants placed by experienced dental surgeons are 99% in most areas of the mouth.

Scientific studies have proven that success rates are higher and complication rates are significantly lower when implants are placed by surgeons who have been formally trained in SURGICAL RESIDENCIES.

ARE YOUR DENTURES LOOSE?

Even the most capable dentist cannot provide you with a denture that will fit the same from one year to the next. Once teeth have been removed, jawbone continues to atrophy (shrink), at an alarming rate. As this happens, your denture becomes loose and typically has to be remade or relined.

By simply placing 2 dental implants in the lower jaw or four in the upper jaw, this atrophy will discontinue and your dentist can fabricate a denture that literally locks into place, making the denture function much like natural teeth. Don't be fooled into thinking that mini implants are as effective as traditional implants. While mini implants are less expensive, they cannot tolerate the load required to function normally and have not stood the test of exhaustive scientific trials.

When considering dental implants, please make sure that the surgeon placing the implants can treat all of the complications associated with that surgery.

The scientific opinion is brought to you by Dr. Baker K. Vinci (Board Certified Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon.). He has been placing dental implants for approximately twenty years and is located at 7225 Jefferson Hwy in Baton Rouge.

Questions you should ask when considering dental implants:

1. Can the dental surgeon placing the implants treat all of the complications associated with implant surgery?

2. Does that doctor have privileges in a local hospital to treat those complications?

3. Does the office where you are having the implant surgery reflect a setting similar to that of a surgery center or a small hospital? (Although rare, complications occurring in the throat, airway, sinuses, floor of the mouth or under the tongue, must be managed swiftly in an appropriate setting, by a doctor well versed in these areas.)

Years of diligent science has made implant dentistry a very safe and predictable modality of care. Be cautious of short cut methods and educate yourself as much as possible before having any kind of surgical procedures. Ultimately your family dentist or prosthodontist will be responsible for placing the teeth on the implants or making the implant denture. If you do not have a dentist, consult with your family physician so that they can refer you to an Oral Surgeon with whom he or she works.

The scientific opinion is brought to you by Dr. Baker K. Vinci (Board Certified Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon.). He has been placing dental implants for approximately twenty years and is located at 7225 Jefferson Hwy in Baton Rouge.

Dr. Vinci is one of only five surgeons in regional Baton Rouge who treats traumatic injuries of the entire facial complex, with no exception. This subsequently has exposed him to all facets of implant dentistry and continues to inspire and provide him and his staff with this most rewarding aspect of oral surgery. Please call us at Vinci Oral and Facial Surgery if you are interested in more information about dental implants.

Please call us at Vinci Oral and Facial Surgery if you are interested in more information about dental implants: (225)923-3223 or (225) 923-FACE.